Heavy Snow Headed To Eastern Maine Thursday [UPDATE]

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for parts of eastern Maine, as a low pressure system featuring heavy snow is poised to move through the region on Thursday.

The latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Caribou is calling for 8-to-12 inches of snow for much of coastal Hancock County (including Ellsworth and Bar Harbor) and Washington County (including Eastport and Machias.)